Course Outline
Introduction to Power Automate RPA
- Understanding RPA and its significance
- Overview of the Microsoft Power Automate ecosystem
- Comparing attended and unattended bots
Setting Up Power Automate Desktop
- Installation and initial configuration
- Navigating the desktop designer interface
- Handling environments and gateways
Developing Desktop Flows
- Capturing UI elements and actions
- Utilizing conditions, loops, and variables
- Interacting with Excel, browsers, file systems, and Windows applications
Connecting to Cloud Flows
- Initiating desktop flows from Power Automate cloud
- Linking with Microsoft 365 and external services
- Merging UI-based and API-based automation
Complex Automation Scenarios
- Error management and logging procedures
- Handling credentials and secure input fields
- Applying AI Builder for document processing tasks
Overseeing and Maintaining Flows
- Tools for debugging and testing
- Utilizing analytics and reporting dashboards
- Deploying and managing bots in production environments
Governance and Best Practices
- Data loss prevention and access management
- Environment strategy and lifecycle oversight
- Recommendations for an RPA Center of Excellence
Conclusion and Future Directions
- Recap of essential concepts
- Next steps: certification paths and community resources
- Continuing the Power Platform automation journey
Requirements
- Foundational grasp of business processes and automation concepts
- Experience with Microsoft 365 tools (such as Excel and Outlook)
- While prior coding experience is not mandatory, logical thinking is beneficial
Target Audience
- RPA developers and automation specialists
- Business analysts and process improvement experts
- IT professionals focused on business automation
Testimonials (3)
Practical and hands on labs on report developmemt using Power BI The labs were excellent and the trainer offered very good hands on sessions
Sinzala Sichaanji - Bank of Zambia
Course - Mastering Power Platform: Power Apps, Power Automate, DataVerse, Power BI, and Power Virtual Agents
We did quite complex examples, so we could get a feeling of how the real work with Power Automate Desktop can look like in the real world scenario.
Michal Strnad - MicroNova AG
Course - Microsoft Flow/Power Automate
Dynamic, adaptive, and informative